While Biden's remarks on "60 Minutes" have been interpreted as a reference to Dowd's column, he may also have been referring to subsequent reports or cable news commentary that framed his reported exchange with Beau in different terms.
But other officials noted that the question that prompted that reply had referred to a "summit," which Mr. Bush may have interpreted as a reference to heads of government, and the tone of the president's remarks had reflected a "love the one you're with" approach in Mr. Sharon's presence.
In another feature, he was advised to remove a reference to "eating lamb," because it might be interpreted as a reference to Uighur unrest in Xinjiang Province.
On Friday, Farage challenged anyone briefing against him anonymously to speak up, in what was widely interpreted as a reference to the party's only MP, Douglas Carswell.
That could be interpreted as a reference to the Kündigungsschutz, the legal protection against dismissal that can make firing workers costly, but Mr Janssen puts it differently.
He described Kelly as having "blood coming out of her wherever", which was widely interpreted as a reference to menstruation and led to his being banned from a major conservative conference.
In what could be interpreted as a reference to criticism the department has faced since the Amadou Diallo shooting last year, Mayor Giuliani said he hoped people would use the firearms simulator.
But the routine was remembered less for the laughs and more for the racially charged joke about "CP time", which De Blasio explained meant "careful politician" time, but was widely interpreted as a reference to "colored people" time.
